Haslam’s tin ear

Sandra ClarkFeature, Gossip and Lies

After leaders of the state’s three largest school districts expressed no confidence in all or part of the TN Ready state testing program, Gov. Bill Haslam called a press conference …

Collier Preserve gets $200K development grant

Sarah RumpFeature, Powell

Legacy Parks Foundation was awarded a $200,000 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to fund the development of Collier Preserve in Powell. Collier Preserve …

Adorante is at home at Farragut Intermediate

Tracy Haun OwensFarragut, Feature

The years from third to fifth grades are important ones, says Farragut Intermediate School principal Deborah Adorante. The stakes for statewide tests are higher, and the children are learning good …

Williams is new Farragut mayor

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut, Feature

Note: This story has been updated in response to a reader’s clarification.
When the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen convenes on Thursday evening, one of the first orders of business …

Joined at the hip

Marvin WestFeature, westwords

Tennessee quarterback competition owns the spotlight. Thousands, maybe a million, anxiously await the outcome.
Off stage, the irony of ironies is unfolding. Phillip Fulmer and Jeremy Pruitt are joined at the …

Your vote could help local nonprofits win grants

Betsy PickleFeature

The good news is, 77 Knoxville area organizations (52 from Knox County alone) are vying for $250,000 in grants from the First Tennessee Foundation.
The, um, challenging news is, they’re in …

Paul Naumoff dies

Marvin WestFeature, westwords

Updated 5 p.m. 8/18
Paul Naumoff, one of the legendary hitters in Tennessee football history, has died at age 73.
The all-American linebacker, longtime resident of Lenoir City, was famous for an …